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Division CRI2-CVC: General CVC-related infection (no positive blood culture)

United Kingdom

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  • quantitative CVC culture ≥ 103 CFU/ml or semi-quantitative CVC culture > 15 CFU

  • AND clinical signs improve within 48 hours after catheter removal

Notes on Division 3.1.4

Footnotes

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CVC = central vascular catheter, PVC = peripheral vascular catheter

central vascular catheter colonisation should not be reported. A CRI3 (-CVC or -PVC) is also a bloodstream infection with source C-CVC or C-PVC respectively; however when a CRI3 is reported, the BSI should not be reported in the point prevalence survey; microbiologically confirmed catheter-related BSI should be reported as CRI3.